gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200501-16.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200501-16">
  <title>Konqueror: Java sandbox vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>
    The Java sandbox environment in Konqueror can be bypassed to access
    arbitrary packages, allowing untrusted Java applets to perform unrestricted
    actions on the host system.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">Konqueror, kde, kdelibs</product>
  <announced>January 11, 2005</announced>
  <revised>January 12, 2005: 02</revised>
  <bug>72750</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="kde-base/kdelibs" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">3.3.2</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">3.3.2</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    KDE is a feature-rich graphical desktop environment for Linux and
    Unix-like Operating Systems. Konqueror is the KDE web browser and file
    manager.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    Konqueror contains two errors that allow JavaScript scripts and Java
    applets to have access to restricted Java classes.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    A remote attacker could embed a malicious Java applet in a web page and
    entice a victim to view it. This applet can then bypass security
    restrictions and execute any command, or access any file with the
    rights of the user running Konqueror.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All kdelibs users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/kdelibs</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041220-1.txt">KDE Security Advisory: Konqueror Java Vulnerability</uri>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1145">CAN 2004-1145</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 21 Dec 2004 20:38:36 +0000">
    jaervosz
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 11 Jan 2005 12:36:53 +0000">
    jaervosz
  </metadata>
</glsa>